>I don't understand how playing an unlicensed torrent makes the source code to the software infringe on the DMCA.
Because when all you have is a hammer, all of your problems begin to look like nails.
The DMCA gives the MPAA a hammer to go after copyright infringement. It is significantly easier to just apply that hammer to the hosting company of the software to try to make the software go away than it is to apply that hammer to the actual copyright infringement (one application vs. thousands of applications). So they just apply the hammer to that which they can apply it.
Because when all you have is a hammer, all of your problems begin to look like nails.
The DMCA gives the MPAA a hammer to go after copyright infringement. It is significantly easier to just apply that hammer to the hosting company of the software to try to make the software go away than it is to apply that hammer to the actual copyright infringement (one application vs. thousands of applications). So they just apply the hammer to that which they can apply it.